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Philanthropy and education rank high on Jacobs’<br />
personal and company priorities. <strong>Delaware</strong> <strong>North</strong><br />
and the Jacobs family together have donated<br />
millions of dollars back to the communities where<br />
the company operates.<br />
In the realm of education, Jeremy and Margaret<br />
Jacobs have donated more than $18 million to the<br />
University at Buffalo, part of the State University<br />
of New York. Their gifts have been used for<br />
scholarships and special needs, as well as the<br />
creation of the Jacobs Institute, a collaborative<br />
partnership between UB and Kaleida Health in<br />
the study of heart and vascular care, research and<br />
teaching. More than $1 million of the family’s<br />
gifts have helped fund two academic chairs and the<br />
School of Management’s MBA program in China.<br />
Jacobs has served as chairman, trustee and<br />
director of the UB Foundation, chairman of<br />
the President’s Board of Visitors and advisor<br />
to the School of Management. In 1998, he was<br />
appointed chairman of the University at Buffalo<br />
Council by New York Gov. George Pataki.<br />
An alumnus of UB’s School of Management<br />
and the Harvard School of Business Advanced<br />
Management Program, Jacobs has received<br />
honorary doctorates from UB, Canisius College<br />
and Johnson & Wales University.<br />
He and his wife, Margaret, have six children,<br />
18 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.<br />
The couple’s three sons – Jerry Jr., Lou and<br />
Charlie – are principals and active in the business.<br />
We’re easy to distinguish<br />
from our competitors. We’re<br />
family-owned. The next generation<br />
is in place. We have proven<br />
experience, which I consider a<br />
real plus. We are predictable and<br />
we are dependable.<br />
“I think I’ve been a good link between the first and<br />
third generations,” says Jacobs. “I’ve tried to bring<br />
in sophisticated management and technology and<br />
grow the business, while preserving our original<br />
values. I’ve been with the company more than 50<br />
years, so my memory of the early days is something<br />
I can pass along to the next generation, including<br />
my children.”<br />
“By the way, I’ve enjoyed the hell out of myself,”<br />
continues Jacobs, with a broad grin. “Frankly,<br />
I haven’t really ‘worked’ for years because this<br />
business is such a joy to be in.”<br />
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